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2014 Gold Medal Finalists Announced
By Brenda Beales

T

he American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
(AAPRA), in partnership with NRPA, are pleased to announce
the finalists for the 2014 National Gold Medal Awards for
Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. This year's proud
sponsor of the Gold Medal Awards program is Musco Lighting
LLC.
Since 1965, the Gold Medal
Awards program has been a testament to the hard work and dedication of a community as it strives
to meet the needs of diverse populations. The Gold Medal is a
comprehensive award that looks
at the challenges and resources of
an agency and how it meets those
challenges.
On being named a Gold Medal Finalist, Mesa, Arizona's Parks,
Recreation and Commercial Facilities Director Marc Heirshberg said,
" Thank you so much for delivering
this great news! I was sitting in a city
council meeting when your email
came through and almost jumped
through the ceiling with excitement.
We are truly humbled and honored
to be recognized as a finalist for the
National Gold Medal Award and
look forward to celebrating with the
other finalists in Charlotte! "
Excitement is building as the 24
Gold Medal finalists prepare for
Round Two of competition. Finalist
awards will be presented and Grand
Plaque recipients will be announced
live during NRPA's annual Congress
in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 14-16.
Please join us in congratulating the
2014 Gold Medal finalists:

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Parks & Recreation

Class I (population 400,001 and over)

Chicago Park District, Illinois

Gwinnett County Parks and
Recreation, Georgia

Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission

Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities, Arizona
Class II (population 150,001-400,000)

Arlington Parks and Recreation,
Texas

Bakersfield Recreation and Parks
Department, California

Henderson Public Works, Parks
and Recreation, Nevada

Plano Parks and Recreation Department, Texas
Class III (population 75,001-150,000)

Allen Parks and Recreation, Texas

Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation,
Indiana

Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs, Georgia

St. George Leisure Services Department, Utah
Class IV (population 30,001-75,000)

Carol Stream Park District, Illinois

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation and
Forestry, Wisconsin

Kettering Parks, Recreation and

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Cultural Arts, Ohio

Willamalane Park and Recreation
District, Oregon
Class V (population less than 30,000)

Frankfort Square Park District, Illinois

Lafayette Recreation Department,
Colorado

Middleton Public Lands, Recreation and Forestry, Wisconsin

Oak Brook Park District, Illinois
Armed Forces Recreation

Fort Carson, Colorado

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California

Naval Air Station Pensacola,
Florida

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay,
Georgia
For more information on the Gold
Medal Awards, visit www.nrpa.org/
awards.
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